Questions 1
How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?
a. by ignoring American representatives in Parliament on issues of taxes levied in the American colonies
b. by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament
c. by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies
d. by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent
b.
• Sugar Act
• Quartering Act
• Stamp Act
6. These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by
a. restricting colonial trade with American Indians
b. imposing regulations on colonial agriculture
c. angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
d. punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament
c. angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
Which battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?
a. Saratoga
b. Long Island
c. West Point
d. Fort Ticonderoga
a. Saratoga
Use the article to answer the question.
In times of insurrection [uprising], or invasion, it would be natural and proper that the militia of a neighboring state should be marched into another, to resist a common enemy, or to guard the republic against the violence of faction (internal division] or sedition (rebellion]. This was frequently the case, in respect to the first object, in the course of the late war, and this mutual succor [assistance] is, indeed, a principal end of our political association. - Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers No. 29, 1788
How did the ideas in this article influence the development of the U.S. government? (7.8.3)
a.They argued for the strengthening of different political parties.
b.They highlighted the importance of shared military defense against common enemies.
c.They warned against uprisings by state governments.
d. They argued for military training for all citizens to be prepared for likely conflict
d. They argued for military training for all citizens to be prepared for likely conflict
America's first plan of government was called _________ .
A. the Bill of Rights
B. the Articles of Confederation
C. the Magna Carta
D. the US Constitution
B. the Articles of Confederation
In his pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine urged American colonists to
a. establish their own nation
b. pay their colonial taxes
c. obey the laws of Parliament
d. form an alliance with France
a
Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their
lack of representation in the British parliament?
a. "He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people."
b. "For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent."
C. "He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."
d. “For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences."
b. "For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent."
The American colonists who supported the British government during the Revolutionary War were known as
a. Whigs
b. rebels
c. Patriots
d. Loyalists
d. Loyalists
Which answer is NOT one of the causes of Shay's rebellion.
A. Farmers were being thrown in jail
B. Farmers' land was being taken from them
C. Farmers weren't selling their food to the public causing starvation
D. The government wouldn't help or protect poor farmers
D. The government wouldn't help or protect poor farmers
What was on similarity between the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution?
a. Congress had the ability to make laws under both
b. States were given the same number of votes in congress under both.
c. The president had the powers under both.
d. The president had to sign a bill before it could become law under both
a. Congress had the ability to make laws under both
Which action is an example of a boycott?
a. refusing to buy products made by child laborers
b. taking turns while playing a game
c. accepting the cultural differences of people
d. displaying the flag on a holiday
a. refusing to buy products made by child laborers
10. Which quote from the Declaration of Independence argues for the protection of personal freedom? (7.8.3)
a. "When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another... they should declare the causes which impel [urge] them to the separation."
c. ... To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving [receiving] their just powers from the consent of the governed.
b. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed [provided] by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights."
d. ... Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish [end] it, and to institute new Government.
b. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed [provided] by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights."
Use this information to answer the question.
Great Compromise: Two-house legislature consisting of Senate and House of Representatives. Equal number of senators per state, number of representatives based on state's population.
What was the main purpose of the Great Compromise of 1787? (7.10.5)
a. to give large states the most power
C. to encourage small states to appoint representatives
b. to give small states an advantage over large states
d. to balance the interests of both large and small states
d. to balance the interests of both large and small states
What was the most significant problem with the Articles of Confederation?
A. Too much power was concentrated in the judicial system
B. The federal government was too weak
C. The Articles did a poor job of distinguishing between local, state and federal power
D. Local governments had too much power
C. The Articles did a poor job of distinguishing between local, state and federal power
Use this information to answer the question below.
-States in the North and in the South could not agree on how slaves would be counted in the population
-It was decided that every 5 slaves would count as 3 people for taxation and representation purposes
This was called the
A. The New Jersey Plan
B. Three-Fifths Compromise
C. The Virginia Plan
D. Great Compromise
B. Three-Fifths Compromise
Which person wrote much of the Declaration of Independence, was a political leader during the Revolution
and later became president of the United States?
a. Benjamin Franklin
b. Thomas Jefferson
C. Patrick Henry
d. Abraham Lincoln
b. Thomas Jefferson
How did the Battle of Saratoga shape the course of the American Revolution? (7.2.2)
a. The outcome of the battle encouraged French to give support to the American cause.
c. The battle demonstrated that the British were the better-trained military force and were likely to defeat the Americans.
b. The outcome of the battle encouraged many American Indians to remain neutral for the rest of the war.
d. The battle demonstrated that General Burgoyne's plan to separate the colonies from one another could be successful.
a. The outcome of the battle encouraged French to give support to the American cause.
Which reason best explains why many Anti-Federalists finally agreed to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution? (7.10.5)
a. the addition of the Bill of Rights
b. arguments by George Washington
c. a desire to create a better relationship with the Federalists
d. a fear that civil war would break out if the dispute were not settled
b. arguments by George Washington
Who was Daniel Shay?
a. founder of the Sons of Liberty
b. executive of the colonial courts
c. A farmer and leader of the rebellion
d. A colonial debt collector
c. A farmer and leader of the rebellion
What year was the Constitution Convention?
A. 1787
B. 1776
C. 1781
D. 1783
A. 1787
People who favored independence during the American Revolution were called
a. Confederates
b. Loyalists
c. Redcoats
d. Patriots
d. Patriots
Use the quote to help answer the question.
His Britannic Majesty acknowledges the said United States, New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, to be free sovereign and independent states, that he treats with them as such, and for himself, his heirs, and successors, relinquishes [gives up] all claims to [their] government...and [territory].
-Treaty of Paris, 1783
What was the effect of the Treaty of Paris of 1783? (7.2.2)
a.The British accepted what the colonists had declared in the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
b.The British returned relations between the colonies and Great Britain to where they were before the Revolutionary War.
c. The British stopped the Revolutionary War but did not recognize the independence of American colonies.
d.The British left the question of American independence up to the individual states.
a.The British accepted what the colonists had declared in the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Use this passage to answer the question.
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
-Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
What is one example of action the federal government regularly takes to promote the general welfare of all citizens? (7.8.1)
a. maintaining the military
b. protecting freedom of speech
c.helping build roads and highways
d. selling inexpensive household goods
c.helping build roads and highways
government. What is another power that the legislative branch of the federal government can exercise?
a. Declare war
b. Conduct elections
c. Appoint judges
d. Declare laws unconstitutional
a. Declare war